Purchased a rifle from Odessa Manufacturing (old Legamec UL50 company). Marcos & a new partner built up a rifle (similar to Safety Harbor SHF rifle) that's a single shot 50. Uses the UM AR15 firing system. The rifle looks great & the main reason I bought this rifle is "IT"S NOT BOHICA"!!No need to add to thread if you a Bohica looser! You've tied up 3 or 4 seperate threads already!

No, it looks more like the SHF single-shot repeater...If it's modeled on the UL-50, then the barrel and AL shroud are locked together as well.The reciver/bbl extension is milled as one piece and the scope riser/rail is AL.

Originally Posted By orkan:Indeed you are right, it does look more like an SHF.

So similar... a retard like me might guess they were the same gun.

Personally, I'd have to have someone weigh the bipods before I'd pick one over the other

KD185 [Member]

4/18/2008 12:54:27 AM EST

orkan [Member]

4/18/2008 4:09:10 AM EST

I think I'm going to start an association to lobby all manufacturers list their bipod weights on their website. It is borderline intentional cruelty to keep us in the lurch like this.

Anybody ever shot one of these patriots?

spike6789 [Team Member]

4/18/2008 5:29:05 AM EST

Originally Posted By orkan:I think I'm going to start an association to lobby all manufacturers list their bipod weights on their website. It is borderline intentional cruelty to keep us in the lurch like this.

F%*&ing A!

50caltex [Member]

4/18/2008 5:48:22 AM EST

yep -I've been a looser on various things - but basically Marcos took the SHF rifle concept & made a single shot version. I'm guessing that Dennis Cheney (UM50) & Marcos along with the other investor wanted to get a single shot rifle on the market prior to any other state bans go into effect. I beleive that Odessa Manufacturing will have the 510DTC (Cali-version) available soon.

orkan [Member]

4/18/2008 6:06:57 AM EST

More the merrier!

tokarev [Member]

4/18/2008 9:03:34 AM EST

Though similar its not a single shot version of our rifle the SHF/R50. I have thought about doing a single shot but this is not it. Walter KellerSafety Harbor Firearms Inc.

PS - our bipod weighs 1 lbs 6 ozs :-)

orkan [Member]

4/18/2008 10:18:05 AM EST

Personally, I don't dig those round looking ones very much. Looks like the whole thing was busted out on a lathe. I'm sure very cheap to make. Everything else be damned, the looks just don't do it for me.

OP... where did you buy yours?

karma [Team Member]

4/20/2008 5:20:01 PM EST

I think the UL50, UM50 and the Anzio Ironworks guns were all from the same design guy who then sold off the designs to et al.

UL/patriot single shotUM side mag feedAnzio Traditional mag fed

50caltex [Member]

4/28/2008 4:09:36 AM EST

Patriot arms rifle from Odessa manufacturing. 29" barrel version. Leupold 4.5X14X50 (barrett scope) mounted for proper eye relief. Nice to have short length scope. Rifle barrel, action are Marcos (UL) products, the new machined parts, action, removal butt stock, etc. are the Odessa partners features. Also the Ar firing system is fits well into system. Over all length is 52". The butt pad is removable so you can get the rifle into a 52" case (without butt pad - 50") Very nice rifle - priced right - Bohica is less expensive but is an upper / lower where as this rifle is similar to Serbu - SHF - Anzio. All well built rifles by the Florida gunsmiths. I've owned all their models (other than Anzio 20MM cannon - too much!!!)http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm82/tex50_bucket/DSCN1838.jpg

50caltex [Member]

4/28/2008 4:27:03 AM EST

dam -can not figure out why I have to put pics on seperate replys -- sorry - I'm a patriot looser!!!!!!!

OK, I'm at a loss here. I just ordered a 29" upper from Marcos, and spoke with him.There was no mention of closing his doors.

KD185 [Member]

4/29/2008 12:16:10 AM EST

Originally Posted By rbthntr64:There was no mention of closing his doors.

where did that come from??

rbthntr64 [Member]

4/29/2008 7:55:55 AM EST

Originally Posted By 50caltex:Purchased a rifle from Odessa Manufacturing (old Legamec UL50 company). Marcos & a new partner built up a rifle (similar to Safety Harbor SHF rifle) that's a single shot 50.

Where did that come from?

From the first post in the thread. "old Ligamec company" He is still in business.

50caltex [Member]

4/29/2008 2:12:36 PM EST

Marcos is busy making rifles & uppers. He formed a new compmany with another investor. Nothing has changed, but the rifle I purchased is new to their company.

Bagger [Member]

4/29/2008 3:33:51 PM EST

Im interested in the 50DTC Version when they come out.How does it compare to the SerBu they look simular

MP73 [Member]

4/30/2008 3:36:16 AM EST

50caltex-

What was the delivery time on the Odessa?

50caltex [Member]

4/30/2008 6:51:04 AM EST

the guys are making a few uppers now but it should be less than 1 month for delivery.

50caltex [Member]

4/30/2008 6:53:15 AM EST

the guys are making 50 uppers & are also making the Patriot 50 BMG. I bought one so I could have a look at her, but would sell the Patriot I have cuz I have a Barrett M82 for sell & another one at home. delivery for a Patriot 50 is about a month.

PATRIOT50 [Member]

5/1/2008 3:40:43 AM EST

YES, LIGAMEC CORP. ULTRALITE 50 STILL IN BUSINESS, LIGAMEC AND ODESSA IS TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES.

PATRIOT50 [Member]

5/1/2008 3:48:33 AM EST

Delivery time for the PATRIOT50 right now is two weeks.More info contact Mike Grosneck at (727)251-2891

50caltex [Member]

5/1/2008 5:08:26 AM EST

GREAT FOLLOW UP!

MP73 [Member]

5/1/2008 5:19:32 AM EST

Is the barrel free float on the patriot? Can't really tell from the pics posted.

PATRIOT50 [Member]

5/1/2008 5:37:38 AM EST

PATRIOT50 PIC.

PATRIOT50 [Member]

5/1/2008 5:39:17 AM EST

PATRIOT50 [Member]

5/1/2008 5:40:06 AM EST

PATRIOT50 [Member]

5/1/2008 5:40:50 AM EST

PATRIOT50 [Member]

5/1/2008 5:41:55 AM EST

PATRIOT50 [Member]

5/1/2008 5:43:11 AM EST

rbthntr64 [Member]

5/1/2008 8:03:20 AM EST

Nice pics Patriot. Looks like a nice product you have there.

PATRIOT50 [Member]

5/1/2008 9:05:04 AM EST

No is not free float barrel

MP73 [Member]

5/1/2008 9:56:52 AM EST

How about some pics of the barrel and brake?

Looks awesome!

orkan [Member]

5/1/2008 11:45:51 AM EST

Originally Posted By PATRIOT50:No is not

Thats probably the first time I've seen a manufacturer say that their own stuff wasn't nice.

lol

gestalt3 [Member]

5/1/2008 12:03:26 PM EST

Originally Posted By orkan:

Originally Posted By PATRIOT50:No is not

Thats probably the first time I've seen a manufacturer say that their own stuff wasn't nice.

lol

I'm hoping he's replying to the post about the barrel being free float or not

MrBen [Member]

5/1/2008 4:24:05 PM EST

Marcos is referring to whether the barrel was free floating or not....

Apparently it is not... like the UL-50 I've got, there's probably a threaded bushing that ties the front of the handguard tube to a point on the barrel that's also threaded so the barrel is actually held in tension for the length of the handguard. The back end appears to be slip fit over the barrel extension and is locked in place by a pin on the bottom. (these are pics of my 18" LigaMec UltraLite50 conversion)